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However, I believe only astronaut John Glenn visited Japan in May 1963. In February 1962, on MA-6 Friendship-7 he became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and he was in Japan to assist with the radio communications network for the MA-9 Faith-7 flight of Leroy. Gordon Cooper. Once the mission was over, Glenn embarked on a 12-day tour & vacation in Japan with his family.
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